Faucet.



J. A. MUKENNA.

FAUGET.

APPLIGATXON FILED Maza, 1910 LOQGAEM Patented Mar.19,1912.

JOHN A. MCKENNA., 0F GRAFTON, PENNSYLVANIA,

FAUCET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 19, 1912.

Application led April 29, 1910. Serial No. 558,386.

To dl ifi/0m 'it may concern.'

`13e 1t known that l, JonN A. lvICKiNNA, a Citizen ot the United Statesot' America,

residingr at (haften, in the county of Allegheny and State ot'Pennsylvania, have invented eertain new and useful, Improvements)I inFaucets, of which the tfollowirnjr is a speeitieation, reterenee beinghad therein to the aeetnnpanying drawing.

Thia invention relates to t'aueets, and more particularly to that typeof faucet or spigot used in Connection with barrele` and liege, thet'aucet normally remaining eloaed and havingy a detaehable aetuatinglever or Vliey that ran be used tor opening the taut-.et whereby thecontents ol a barrel or keg ean be withdrawn.

The object, oli' my invention is to provide an actuating lever or lteythat will be positive in Vits action, thu.-l preventini" the valve steinot' the latuxet or the hey trom being injured o r unduly worn, to anextent whieh Vwill render the ltey useleas Vt'or the. purponenI 'forwhieh it` iS intended. ln eonneetion with this type, ot? faucet, it hasheen the present inactiee to use a ltey having a blunt or laquarell endtor engaging a shoulder of the valve stem in order that when the hey if;rocked or moved in the t'aueet body, the valve laten: will be shifted toopen the faucet. llt is the movement ot the key against the shoulder oilthe valve stem that eventually w x,ars the Contacting' fsurfaeeA ol thekey and Shoulder that eansesI the end ot' the key to Slip upon theAahoulder and l'ail to l'iositively move the valve yStem. 'lhe move mentot' the key also weara the laneet body to ,aueh an extent that; lhe'ltevol'ten nliph ott' ot theI shoulder and wedges: between the valve steinand the taueet body. and aa the IQtem is .apring-presged, it; is oltendillieult to remove the hey. Bef-idea it heinev nettes-:ary to renew thekey, it` ifa often neeesxary to renew the valve Stem, and it is thisdet'eet in eonieetion with the present' type ot Vl'aueet that myinvention aime to obviate b v providing a keythat will ponitively engageand moveI the valve stem without unduly Suhieetin;- the name to wear andtear by the art ion olA the ltey.

My invention will he more tullv under- I#toed when rel'ertenee had tothe drawing1 termini; a. part ot this yQpeeitieation, wherein thereiillustrated a lnet'erred embodiment ol' the invention. hutl it is to heunderstood. that the saine it; suf-'eeptible to varial l l l l l l l ltions without, t'leparting :from the scope of the appended elalni.

tn the drawings: Figure l is a side elevation ol a laueet eonatrueted inaccordance with my invention. Fig. is a longitudinal sectional view olthe salue showing the key in adjusted position in dotted lines. Fig. iliS a` eross seetional view ol the faucet) allowing;A the key ft is ahorizontal Set-.tional view ol' the key showing the fame in engagementwith the valve stem, and Fig. 5 is a perspective view ol" the hey.

In the aeronipanving;- drawings the ret.

erenee numeral '1 denotes a valve body havingA a llat top 2 providedwith ar longitudinal opening` or :slot Il. 'l`he bottom ott the bodyterminatesl in itl-'pout or outlet opening` l and the lront side ol' thebody ifi provided 'T5 with an extension 5 having a guide Soeket tl'ornied therein whieh is in eouununieation with the interior ol thevvalve body. The opposite end of the valve terminales in a tapering` bodyportion or plug' T, said 80 plug' being exteriorlv :screw threaded, asat S, whereby it eau be screwed into a hole or opening provided thereforin the barrel. l`he large end ol' the plugT is provided with llat taeest) to torm a hexagon-shaptal nut.

to aeeommofhite a wreneh or other instrument employed tor serewing theplug' in a barrel. 'l`he ,-:mall end ot' the plug' i5 redueed andexteriorly serew threaded, as at l0, to reeeive a rap ll. said eapadiaeent to the inner end thereot` being provided with two row` oteireiunl'erentiallv arranged apertures* 1f :ulapt'ed to admit. thecontents olE the bar 'el to tht,I eap tl.. 'lhe Small end otE the plug 7iS also provided with a valve 95 neat l'l fora, valve l-'l mountedagainst. the eollar l5. earried by a valve stem 1G longitudinallyarranged within the plug 7. The valve l-l normally' engageI the Seat t3and held in plaee by a eoiled eompreasion sprintr t7 arranged betweenthe outer end nl the rap l'l and the collar 15.

'lhe valve stem lt extends into the valve body l and has the end thereofredueed to engage in the guide soeliet C. also to provide 105 an annularIShoulder t9. 'Io move the valve :dem lt; a liey or lever is: employed.eomprisine a eoinpound enrved metallie bar lll. said bar being' redueedand eni'ved. as at 2l). to l`orm a handle having provided with anaperture 22. 'lhe oppo- ;-,ite end .ot the bar lt) iS curved7 as at Q3,

in a locked position. I `ig. 65

an enlarged end 2l 110 that Wi prsan'ly appear.

l proximmiey he same point ou Said and he m there@ hurczited,bi'fm'catiml nds5 This bfurcad end or 'he key :mm a chw, and the roundedczosed @11d QG of the bifurcation 25 Sel'ws in conncc'on wn he roundua npart of h@ key;

cmves 2() and is provided W 528 pi 15mg zz shoulder im? a piupofi Thehoy is adapt if) he insert opening or sot 3 Whe'ehy fha curved hilf@-caed and theref will exif "e over 'hc n duced lend ou the wlw stem 16with 13h/c rounded surfaces 27 of the key en? hg fha shoulder lS. Thekey is of less width than the Opening 01' Slut 3 and as said key ispushSd dow Hardly in the Sn "che rem* side o 'the key rds agains h@ rm.' wail of the S101' 3 and after the notch Q8 hai unm' @11d of the ping7, placing th@ sparing l? under enson and @peiling the valve M, wherebythe Contens 0f the har/ han pass hrough th@ pug into *dm 'Vave body l.jas the valve stem is ,given 'this inovement he rounded Surfaces- Q7:idsl Jbnni 'the shoulder 1S While the 'unded c ,dend of the h'mcaon 26p'ovic'es charnues fof tha pn Y .u of the reducedend of he vak@ Smadaccn h@ shoulder 18,

s will be sash, hoinner and o?? he key the forward face of he 'ii'urcaedends is of u curvature Wch'will CILHSQ such face o Contact with theshoudcr S ai np- Sho1darmsr in accor' Y. Y, man 1s opcufaiai me thai h,LAY-91 and o? .mg and adagp d to e .9' the inner @11d of Said the 'ie-gspymf'dffd by aid ndzxped i@ 'f3 l x Y. hay

intermedia .1e ends of cui cm'ved *face of shoulder and akj Slime m sind

